People of Vancouver, I envy more than your healthcare privileges. You have one helluva Modern Home Tour coming up this Saturday! Being that I reside 2,200+ miles away, I will just have to lust after your bounty. Check out what’s in store:

Geometric exterior compositions:

One Seed Architecture + Interiors

Campos Leckie Studio. Photo: Rafael Santa Ana and Maria Kennedy.

One Seed Architecture + Interiors

Beautiful modern kitchens, featuring unique elements like this concrete/wood combo on the bartop at right:

Falken Reynolds Interiors

…or this asymmetrical island:

Project 22 Design Inc. Photo: Janis Nicolay Photography.

…and fun use of color:

One Seed Architecture + Interiors

You’ll also see more than your fair share of drool-worthy modern living rooms:

Project 22 Design Inc. Photo: Janis Nicolay Photography.

FNDA Architecture Inc. Photo: Raef Grohne Architectural Photography.

Not to mention the requisite funky staircases:

Project 22 Design Inc. Photo: Janis Nicolay Photography.

Evoke International Design. Photo: Janis Nicolay Photography.

…and the occasional cobalt blue glass surrounding a steam shower:

Falken Reynolds Interiors

While this isn’t an “outdoor” tour per se, there will be plenty of gorgeous landscaping to ogle:

Campos Leckie Studio. Photo: Rafael Santa Ana and Maria Kennedy.

One Seed Architecture + Interiors

The icing on top? This brilliantly-conceived sliding door, with its optical illusion mural treatment, opens to reveal a home office with floor-to-ceiling glass walls that create the illusion of working outside (click to enlarge):

FNDA Architecture Inc. Photo: Raef Grohne Architectural Photography.

IMHO, seeing that one fine detail in person is worth the price of admission.

Vancouver Modern Home Tour
Saturday, September 14th, 2013
11 am – 5 pm
Tickets are available for $30 online thru September 13th. Day-of tickets will be $40.